Neglected Exercises as We Age

[DeannaTS]

I am now 62 years old, & have been spending a lot of time researching exercises that are often neglected that are vital for people over 50. I am so pleased that all of the exercises that have been repeatedly recommended are included in the various Cathe workouts. Cathe has done an impeccable job of addressing everything we need. I do, however, need to be sure not to rely on my "favorites," but also do the types of workouts I don't care for as much (like yoga) or what I find the most difficult (like barre & tabata). I also find that following the monthly rotations helps me keep that variety & doesn't allow me to neglect the different types of workouts. Since restarting with Cathe after 3 years of 3 shoulder surgeries (& other health problems over the years), I have incredible improvement in joint stability, flexibility, mobility, balance, posture, coordination, strength & stamina. Cathe leaves no stone unturned.

 

[Lady Vol Fan]

Oh, what are some examples of the exercises in her workouts? Please share!

 

[Debinmi]

....have been spending a lot of time researching exercises that are often neglected that are vital for people over 50.

Please share the findings of your research ... that would be interesting & helpful!

I have noticed a greater need for longer stretches, mobility, & flexibility as I age. I don't really care for a full workout dedicated to these areas done once a week or so, but prefer them as regular, shorter add-ons a few times a week. I started doing more specific balance training after an injury in early 2024. I'm not sure if I'm neglecting anything ....

 

[DeannaTS]

Oh, what are some examples of the exercises in her workouts? Please share!

Pretty much every move in every workout! Including the different types of cardio workouts such as HiiT (low or high intensity), Interval, Plyo/Tabata (if you can do the higher impact), & AWT.

But some of the specific ones that consistently come up & immediately come to my mind are many....Planks, Bird Dog, Wall Squat/Chair, Sumo Squat, Cat Stance, Horse Stance, Mobility Squat, Push Ups, Bridge, Superman, Dead Bug, Band Pulls, Cat/Cow, Child's Pose, Downward Dog, Figure4/Pigeon, Ankle/Wrist/Finger/Neck Mobility.

The isometric exercises & those moves that hit the smaller stabilizing muscles also come up a lot. I find a lot of that in her barre type workouts or when she has us just hold a move. Also, weight training is constantly coming up.

One other thing I keep seeing is that we need consistency but we have to be careful not to overtrain. So when determining the length of the workout, we need to pay attention to what our body is telling us but we also need to avoid convincing ourselves that we just can't do what we actually can. Listening to our bodies, but also being honest with ourselves.

I also keep seeing that doing recovery workouts keep us in the habit but also allows our bodies the recovery time they need. And we can't neglect stretch, flexibility & mobility as we age. As I research, I keep seeing exercises we should never neglect, & I keep thinking, "I do those with Cathe all the time!" Cathe really does cover every aspect of what we need.

 

[Debinmi]

Pretty much every move in every workout! Including the different types of cardio workouts such as HiiT (low or high intensity), Interval, Plyo/Tabata (if you can do the higher impact), & AWT.

But some of the specific ones that consistently come up & immediately come to my mind are many....Planks, Bird Dog, Wall Squat/Chair, Sumo Squat, Cat Stance, Horse Stance, Mobility Squat, Push Ups, Bridge, Superman, Dead Bug, Band Pulls, Cat/Cow, Child's Pose, Downward Dog, Figure4/Pigeon, Ankle/Wrist/Finger/Neck Mobility.

The isometric exercises & those moves that hit the smaller stabilizing muscles also come up a lot. I find a lot of that in her barre type workouts or when she has us just hold a move. Also, weight training is constantly coming up.

One other thing I keep seeing is that we need consistency but we have to be careful not to overtrain. So when determining the length of the workout, we need to pay attention to what our body is telling us but we also need to avoid convincing ourselves that we just can't do what we actually can. Listening to our bodies, but also being honest with ourselves.

I also keep seeing that doing recovery workouts keep us in the habit but also allows our bodies the recovery time they need. And we can't neglect stretch, flexibility & mobility as we age. As I research, I keep seeing exercises we should never neglect, & I keep thinking, "I do those with Cathe all the time!" Cathe really does cover every aspect of what we need.

Thanks for the detailed reply!. Looks like I'm not neglecting anything!

 

[DeannaTS]

Please share the findings of your research ... that would be interesting & helpful!

I have noticed a greater need for longer stretches, mobility, & flexibility as I age. I don't really care for a full workout dedicated to these areas done once a week or so, but prefer them as regular, shorter add-ons a few times a week. I started doing more specific balance training after an injury in early 2024. I'm not sure if I'm neglecting anything .

I replied to Lady Vol Fan with a more detailed description of what I am consistently seeing come up. More mobility, stretches & flexibility is one of them, but we need to be sure we are fully warm when we do them. I haven't specifically seen much about the LENGTH of a workout though. But I do see a lot of recommendations for doing something almost every day, listening to our bodies, being consistent & allowing adequate recovery.

 

[DeannaTS]

Thanks for the detailed reply!. Looks like I'm not neglecting anything!

Your welcome!

Me either! Thanks to Cathe!

 

[nickisteen]

Pretty much every move in every workout! Including the different types of cardio workouts such as HiiT (low or high intensity), Interval, Plyo/Tabata (if you can do the higher impact), & AWT.

But some of the specific ones that consistently come up & immediately come to my mind are many....Planks, Bird Dog, Wall Squat/Chair, Sumo Squat, Cat Stance, Horse Stance, Mobility Squat, Push Ups, Bridge, Superman, Dead Bug, Band Pulls, Cat/Cow, Child's Pose, Downward Dog, Figure4/Pigeon, Ankle/Wrist/Finger/Neck Mobility.

The isometric exercises & those moves that hit the smaller stabilizing muscles also come up a lot. I find a lot of that in her barre type workouts or when she has us just hold a move. Also, weight training is constantly coming up.

One other thing I keep seeing is that we need consistency but we have to be careful not to overtrain. So when determining the length of the workout, we need to pay attention to what our body is telling us but we also need to avoid convincing ourselves that we just can't do what we actually can. Listening to our bodies, but also being honest with ourselves.

I also keep seeing that doing recovery workouts keep us in the habit but also allows our bodies the recovery time they need. And we can't neglect stretch, flexibility & mobility as we age. As I research, I keep seeing exercises we should never neglect, & I keep thinking, "I do those with Cathe all the time!" Cathe really does cover every aspect of what we need.

Thank you for sharing this! I totally agree!

 

[Lady Vol Fan]

Thanks so much @DeannaTS ...good info!

 

[cataddict]

Another thanks to @DeannaTS! It appears that I am (mostly) doing what I should be doing as well. That's always nice incentive to "keep on keeping on."

ETA: oh, and @DeannaTS, Cathe made have given you guidance, but YOU had to do the work! Don't sell yourself short!

 

[lisa_la_machina]

This is a great thread. Thank you @DeannaTS and everyone who has pitched in. I agree that we need well-rounded training, to use different modalities and rep ranges, etc, to keep.our bodies limber, healthy, and strong. I find myself needing more mobility work in particular. I really feel it when I skimp out on it.

 

[DeannaTS]

Another thanks to @DeannaTS! It appears that I am (mostly) doing what I should be doing as well. That's always nice incentive to "keep on keeping on."

ETA: oh, and @DeannaTS, Cathe made have given you guidance, but YOU had to do the work! Don't sell yourself short!

Thank you! I'm so glad Cathe does all the work of creating workouts so I don't have to!!!

 

[DeannaTS]

This is a great thread. Thank you @DeannaTS and everyone who has pitched in. I agree that we need well-rounded training, to use different modalities and rep ranges, etc, to keep.our bodies limber, healthy, and strong. I find myself needing more mobility work in particular. I really feel it when I skimp out on it.

I've noticed the same thing as I age...I need more mobility/stretch/balance workouts.